CNN’s Oliver Darcy reminded who exactly “desensitized” people to Trump’s swipes at the media

Oliver Darcy (who now works for CNN but used to criticize CNN when he was with TheBlaze) is sounding the alarm about President Trump referring to the press as the “enemy of the people,” and he’s not alone.

Had a very good and interesting meeting at the White House with A.G. Sulzberger, Publisher of the New York Times. Spent much time talking about the vast amounts of Fake News being put out by the media & how that Fake News has morphed into phrase, “Enemy of the People.” Sad!

However, take note of how Hatch worded his call for civility: “Insofar as reporters are committed to objective journalism and not political advocacy, they should be treated as noncombatants in the culture wars.”

Anyone else catch that bit about being “committed to objective journalism and not political advocacy”?

It’s alarming how much the President of the United States has desensitized people to hearing the press being called “enemy of the people.” https://t.co/qCDL49lS3e

Anyone else remember when CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour rallied the press to “now more than ever … commit to real reporting” in the weeks after Trump was elected? Maybe it was then they realized they couldn’t get by asking Trump what “enchanted” him most about being president.

We’ll allow that Darcy has a bit of a point here, but let’s be honest about who was the first to “desensitize” the media against attacks that it was politically biased and pushed “fake news.” Journalists are supposed to be inherently curious people — why don’t they seem at all curious about why Americans saw them as politically biased long before Trump even announced he was running?

You should be alarmed that we agree with him. And you should try to determine why. But you won't. Instead, you'll just hate us even more. Which is why we thought you were the enemy in the first place. #caringhttps://t.co/EK7p5wM7Sq

He was being polite.The major news outlets do not serve the public in any way. You have zero credibility. You have even less impact. You brought this on yourselves, and precious few have any sympathy for you. https://t.co/BswbZnaHNA

I have an M.S. in Reading. I can tell the difference between fact & opinion. I can spot emotional rhetoric & fallacies. I understand the use of unnamed sources to weave a false narrative. I am perfectly able to see the media for what it is- #FakeNews

We felt that way about "the press" long before #Trump. You either didn't want to hear it, or you refused to believe it, so the responsibility lies with you. #journalists love to hold others responsible, but they'll never apply the same standard to themselves.

Freedom of the Press – is not a right granted to the MSM to report anything they want in pursuit of a predetermined agenda. It is intended to keep the press from becoming a tool for those in power. MSM are now a tool for one political party-unconstitutional enemy of the people.

I’d argue it’s our skepticism as Americans that makes us exceptional. We can research and draw our own conclusions based off information presented by the media. The US media today thinks it’s TASS whenever speaking out against this administration. FYI, TASS was fake news.

It’s alarming when 90% of the media endorsed the other candidate, was shown to have coordinated talking points with DNC to smear Sanders and to push Clinton propaganda… and to claim over & over that Trump was threat to democracy. Zero objectivity …merits the reaction.

The previous president referred to small town Americans as small-minded ignorant bigots and his Veep accused opponents of wanting to make black people slaves again, and you gave approximately zero shits. https://t.co/jN9gy8ty9h